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More wind and solar capacity could save some of the world’s most important rivers

Renewable Energy World

The proportion of global power generation represented by VRE, such as wind and solar power, has been rising rapidly since 2007. This dramatic expansion of wind and solar has been driven by precipitously falling costs. However, the variable nature of generation from wind and solar can pose challenges to grids.

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7 Transmission Projects That Could Unlock a Renewable Energy Bounty

GreenTechMedia

The gap is growing between the transmission network’s capacity and the need to link wind farms in the Great Plains and Intermountain West , solar farms in the Southwest, and hydropower resources in eastern Canada, to other regions hungry for carbon-free energy. Gateway West. The 1,150-mile, $2.6-billion TransWest Express.

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